Woman, 67, is found guilty of attempted murder after lacing her husband’s drinks with antifreeze chemical
Connie Eskelson called police in August 2017 saying she had found her husband, Randy, unconscious in their Phoenix home
Hospital tests revealed Randy had near-lethal levels of antifreeze chemical ethylene glycol in his system
Homicide detectives began investigating Connie, and discovered she had purchased the ethelene gylcol and had it shipped to her home
On Tuesday, a jury found her guilty of attempted first-degree murder for lacing her husband’s drinks with the poisonous chemical
Randy Eskelson has made a full recovery and testified against his wife
A Phoenix woman has been found guilty of attempting to murder her husband by lacing his drinks with an ingredient found in antifreeze.

Connie Eskelson, 67, was convicted by a jury in Maricopa County Superior Court on Tuesday. A judge will hand down her sentence on September 16.

In August 2017, Eskelson called police claiming she had found her husband, Randy, unconscious inside their home.

After being rushed to hospital, lab tests revealed the man had a potentially lethal dose of ethylene glycol in his system.

Homicide detectives began investigating Eskelson after family members contacted authorities suspecting that she may have poisoned her spouse – although they knew of no reason why she would do so.

After looking into the case for several months, investigators uncovered that Eskelson had purchased several antifreeze products containing ‘lab-grade” ethylene glyco.

Prosecutors alleged she laced her husband’s drinks ‘on a daily basis’ for an extended period of time.

Despite no obvious motive, Eskelson was arrested in March 2018 and charged with first-degree murder.

Prosecutors alleged Connie Eskelson (right) laced her husband Randy’s (left) drinks ‘on a daily basis’ for an extended period of time, despite having no obvious motive to do so
Prosecutors alleged Connie Eskelson (right) laced her husband Randy’s (left) drinks ‘on a daily basis’ for an extended period of time, despite having no obvious motive to do so

At the time he was hospitalized, Randy Eskelson had lost all brain activity due to the ethylene glyco poisoning.

However, he managed to make a full recovery and testified against his wife in a court-recorded statement.

‘I firmly believe that my wife of 34 years tried to kill me,’ he told authorities shortly after her arrest.

‘There is proof that it [the ethylene glyco] was bought by her and proof that it was delivered to our home.’

He asked authorities to keep her behind bars, saying he believed she had hidden a firearm and that he ‘honestly feared for his life’.

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